siscowet

[ sis-kuh-wet ]

/ ˈsɪs kəˌwɛt /

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noun

a variety of lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet, inhabiting the deeper waters of Lake Superior.

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Origin of siscowet

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; from North American French ciscaouète, ciscaouette, siskawette, shortening of Ojibwe pe·mite·wiskawe·t “fish with oily flesh,” derivative of pimite·w- “oil” + -iskawe· (of fish) “to have flesh (of the specified type”

Words nearby siscowet

sirupy, sirvente, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, sis, sisal, siscowet, Sisera, Sisinnius, siskin, Sisler, Sisley